Tom Seaver's Farewell Game (1983)

Lore & Background

Seaver won the National League Rookie of the Year Award in 1967 and the NL Cy Young Award in 1969, 1973, and 1975. He was a 12-time All-Star and ranks as the Mets' all-time leader in wins. During his MLB career, Seaver accumulated 311 wins, 3,640 strikeouts, 61 shutouts, a 2.86 ERA, and pitched a no-hitter in 1978. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1992 in his first year of eligibility, receiving the highest percentage of votes ever recorded at the time. Seaver's No. 41 was retired by the Mets in 1988, and New York City changed the address of Citi Field to 41 Seaver Way in 2019.

Reader's Guide

Seaver played for the New York Mets from 1967 to 1977. He was traded to the Cincinnati Reds in 1977. His farewell game at Shea Stadium occurred on September 26, 1983, but he did not pitch a complete game; he was relieved in the 8th inning. The attendance for that game did not set a single-game attendance record at Shea Stadium. Seaver led the Mets to one World Series title (1969), not two.

Did You Know?

• Seaver is one of three players wearing a New York Mets hat on his Hall of Fame plaque, along with Mike Piazza and Carlos Beltrán.
• He set a major league record by striking out the final ten batters of a game on April 22, 1970.